House prices in RM13 7 (Elm Park)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'RM13 7' (Elm Park, Rainham) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.

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Defining 'RM13 7'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "RM13 7", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Elm Park.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Elm Park is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 162, Rainham Road, Elm Park, Rainham, sold for £590,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 159 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,710.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,800-£5,000, £5,000-£5,200, £5,200-£5,400 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 161 sales in Elm Park (RM13 7) that took place in the last two years.

Generate a custom chart like the one above but based on your own criteria.

You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Elm Park (RM13 7). Of the 161 transactions, half were sold for between £4,240 and £5,380 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'RM13 7' is £4,860. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £5,380 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Elm Park, Rainham

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Rainham. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Elm Park, Rainham

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'RM13 7' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
RM13 7 Elm Park	£4,240 sqm	£4,860 sqm	£5,380 sqm
RM13 8 Rainham	£4,210 sqm	£4,590 sqm	£5,340 sqm
RM13 9 Rainham	£4,310 sqm	£4,800 sqm	£5,380 sqm

Will Rainham house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for RM13 7 (Elm Park) compared with both the wider area RM13 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Rainham to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Rainham and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Mungo Park Road, Elm Park, RM13 7P	89 sqm	£4,691	25
South End Road, Elm Park, RM13 7X	85 sqm	£4,642	24
Harlow Road, Elm Park, RM13 7U	82 sqm	£4,613	18
Guysfield Drive, Elm Park, RM13 7A	83 sqm	£4,722	13
Bader Way, Elm Park, RM13 7H	77 sqm	£4,150	13
Stephen Avenue, Elm Park, RM13 7N	83 sqm	£4,995	11
Tuck Road, Elm Park, RM13 7H	76 sqm	£4,432	10
Jersey Road, Elm Park, RM13 7D	87 sqm	£4,846	10

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Raw data

Our analysis of Elm Park is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
162, Rainham Rd, Elm Park, Rainham	£590,000 Jul-2024	159	3,710
28, South End Rd, Elm Park, Rainham	£385,000 Jun-2024	74	5,202
37, Theydon Gardens, Elm Park, Rainham	£395,000 Jun-2024	76	5,197

See the entire list of all sales in Elm Park (RM13 7) here.